Oxapampa District Explained

Oxapampa
Native Name:Uqshapampa
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Pasco
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Oxapampa
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:May 14, 1876
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Oxapampa
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Juan Carlos La Torre Moscoso
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:982.04
Elevation M:1814
Population Total:16565
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:190301

Oxapampa District is one of eight districts of Oxapampa Province, one of three provinces in Pasco Department in Peru. The town of Oxapampa is in the district and is the capital of the province. The population of the province was 16,565 in 2017 of which more than 14,000 lived in the town of Oxapampa. [1]

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Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.